All-night bluff work this weekend to cause noise disruptions

SANDAG is warning that round-the-clock work along the railway this weekend will cause significant equipment noise and parking restrictions.

A concrete pump positioned at the end of 9th Street will generate noise. So will backup alarms from the nonstop coming and going of concrete trucks starting at 4 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, and continuing into the evening of Jan. 26.

No-parking restrictions are scheduled for lower 9th Street and nearby sections of Stratford Court.

The work is part of SANDAG's Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization 5 project and will coincide with a full closure of the railway for passenger and freight trains.

Night work on the bluffs is expected to continue through mid-2027.

Open SANDAG construction notice

Open SANDAG Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization webpage

Contact SANDAG: 858-549-RAIL or LOSSANcorridor@SANDAG.org

Intermittent Stratford Court closures planned for trenching

Utility undergrounding on Stratford Court will require intermittent closures of the road between 9th and 11th streets during work hours on weekdays.

The closures are necessary to allow for safe working clearances. 

Motorists are asked to avoid closed areas during working hours unless local access is required. 

City contractor is watching for pine tree disease

The City of Del Mar is on the lookout for a fungal disease that infects pine trees.

Residents also should watch out for pine pitch canker, which infects Torrey pines and other conifers. 

Infected branches show honey-colored legions and discolored, dying needles.

In recent surveys, Del Mar’s tree maintenance contractor has not detected pine pitch canker in City-owned trees in open spaces or right of way areas. 

If detected, infected branches would be removed to prevent spreading the pathogen with practices that include cleaning saws and not moving firewood from the local area. Pruned areas would be treated with a phosphorous acid fungicide.

Many different insects can transmit the disease, which has infected trees in Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Removing infected branches can eliminate the disease, according to the University of California’s Integrated Pest Management Program.

If privately-owned trees appear diseased, residents are advised to consult a certified arborist.

Open UC IPM webpage

Crime blotter: Jan. 16-23

Cases: 0

Open full report 

Source: San Diego County Sheriff's Department

Survey responses to help shape the future of the library

The Del Mar Library is developing its strategic goals for the next two years and residents are asked to help shape the library's future by completing an anonymous survey. 

The survey is administered by the Friends of the Del Mar Library.

Open survey

Monday: Garden Club hosting talk with botany expert

The Del Mar Garden Club is hosting a talk on how the same plants can grow in the Americas on either side of the equator from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at the Del Mar Civic Center, 1050 Camino Del Mar. 

Leading the lecture is Michael Simpson, Department of Biology Professor Emeritus at San Diego State University and curator of the herbarium at the SDSU Biodiversity Museum.

Open webpage

Trash Talk: Did you know that...

...small tree limbs go in the green organic recycling cart?

Learn more about the City's sustainability programs on the Go Green Del Mar webpage. 

Go Green Del Mar webpage

DMVA launches webpage to support wildfire survivors

Del Mar Village Association has launched a webpage rich with information on promotions, discounts and donation opportunities to support survivors of the Los Angeles wildfires.

Open webpage

52-Week Challenge No. 28

Project Clean Water challenges residents to store their yard products.

Open notice

Design Review Board (2 ex-officio, non-voting members.) Closes 4:30 p.m. Feb. 7.

Design Review Board (voting, resident members.) Closes 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

Undergrounding Program Advisory Committee (2 voting, resident members.) Closes 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

Lagoon Committee (1 voting, resident member.) Closes 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

Parks and Recreation Committee ( 2 voting, resident members.) Closes 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

Measure Q Citizen Advisory Committee (1 voting, Del Mar business representative.) Closes 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

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